Artist&#39;s kit



E. F'AHR ARTIST S KIT May 13, 1930.

Filfed Feb. 2, 1929 INVENTOR.

ATTORNY.

Patented May' i3, 1930 UNITEDA STATES EMIL FAHR,` on vnnriaorr,fivrIcnIcfAiv ARTIsTsxI'r Application ledlebruary 2, 1929. Serial No.`33i'?,118.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in an artists kit andhas for its object the provision of a kit adapted forl use for artists, so arranged and-'constructed i 4,5 as to afford a maximum convenience and at the same time be durable Vand inexpensive to manufacture.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provisionV of a kit which will' serve to support in spaced relation various pieces of canvas, a

palette and a paint pot container. y Other objects will? appear hereinafter. The inventionconsists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter `de- ,15 scribed and claimed. 1 The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, and

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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention. 1

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of `the invention showing it closed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

The invention comprises a box-like structure 7 having a cover 8 hingedly mounted thereon. Theside Walls 9 and 10of the boxlike structure areprovided with a plurality Vof grooves 11 ink whichmay engage strips of canvas `12 held in spaced relation. A wider groove 13 is formed inthe side walls 9 and 10 to accommodate the palette 14. The boxlife structure is made of sufficient size that" these strips 12 and the palette 14 will terminate with their upper edges well inwardly of theV upper edge of the box sothat a sepa-V ratel box-like structure 15 may be positioned interiorly of the box and rest upon ythe edges formed so as to receive the upper edgeiof the box-like struct-ure 15. This boxelike strucc to place all of the articles needed in paint-...f

ofthe members 12 and-14, the cover 8 being ing, these articles being retained in compact relation. Y c

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my-finventiomI do not fwwish'to limit myself tothe precise detail of 55 g structure shown but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the `appended claims. Y Having thus described my inventiomwhat Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l

1. An artists kit of the class described comprising: a box-like structure having oppositelypositioned side walls, each of said side walls having formed 'on its inner face, a plu- 65 rality of vertically extending grooves, thev grooves in oneof said sidewalls each being in alignment with one of the grooves in the opposite side wall; a paint pot container posi# tioned in said box-like structure and adapted to project outwardly thereof;`anda cover swingably mounted on said box like Vstructure for engaging said paint pot container. 2. An artists kit of the class described hav- V'ing opposite side Walls, each provided with a 75 plurality of grooves, each of the grooves inv one of said side walls being in alignment with one ofthe grooves inthe `other side wall, one of said grooves in eachV of said side walls being larger than the Vremainder for the reception of a palette, thev remainder of said grooves being adapted for the reception of 'c edges of canvas strips; a .cover swingably mounted on said box-like structure; ,and spring clips mounted on the under surface ofcsaid cover for engaging and retaining in position paint brushes. Y Y Y In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

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